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Grace Segers

Grace Segers is a staff writer at The New Republic, where she covers Congress and politics. Previously, she worked as a political reporter for CBS News, where she covered two Supreme Court confirmations, two elections, two impeachment trials, a pandemic, and an insurrection. She also served as a digital reporter for City & State New York. She has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, and NPR.

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June 16, 2023
Daniel Strauss, Grace Segers
What If Trump’s Indictment Doesn’t Change a Thing?
PLUS: Congress tackles A.I., and GOP senators stay neutral.
June 14, 2023
Grace Segers
How Kevin McCarthy Put Congress on a Path to a Government Shutdown
His new deal with House hard-liners is a dead letter in the Senate.
June 13, 2023
Grace Segers
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Is Content in Little Rock. For Now.
Her Trumpian history and culture warrior mentality are working in Arkansas. Does she have bigger things in mind?
June 9, 2023
Grace Segers, Daniel Strauss
The Republicans’ Ballooning 2024 Field
PLUS: How to save democracy, according to David Pepper
June 7, 2023
Grace Segers
House Republicans Want to Teach D.C. About Election Integrity. Seriously.
Meanwhile 700,000 Americans living in the capital don’t have full representation in Congress.
June 6, 2023
Grace Segers
House Conservatives Cut Off GOP Bill to Spite Their Own Speaker
A symbolic bill on gas stoves flamed out because of conservative anger at McCarthy over the debt ceiling deal.
June 2, 2023
Grace Segers
The Work Requirements Fight Isn’t Over
Conservatives grumble that the debt ceiling deal was insufficient. Can they force new talks on work requirements?
June 1, 2023
Daniel Strauss, Grace Segers
Who Wants to Crown Ron DeSantis?
PLUS: debt ceiling fatigue and Chris Christie chronicles
June 1, 2023
Grace Segers
McCarthy Emerges From the Debt Deal ... Stronger?
By getting the deal through the fractious House, the speaker proved his doubters wrong.
May 31, 2023
Grace Segers
The Debt Deal That Nobody Liked
The debt ceiling agreement forged by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will save the economy from default, but the vibes on Capitol Hill were still decidedly mixed.
May 26, 2023
Grace Segers
Why It Matters if the U.S. Credit Rating Is Downgraded—Again
The current debt ceiling impasse could convince ratings agencies to cast their baleful eye over the U.S. sovereign credit, with serious implications.
May 25, 2023
Grace Segers, Daniel Strauss
Inside the Debt Limit Blame Game
PLUS: Mississippi’s hottest political race, and a conversation with Ben Terris
May 24, 2023
Grace Segers
Childless Adults Will Bear the Brunt of Republican Cuts to the Safety Net
The GOP wants additional work requirements for SNAP and Medicaid beneficiaries in the debt ceiling deal, despite evidence that shows they are ineffective.
May 18, 2023
Daniel Strauss, Grace Segers
Tim Scott Tiptoes Toward 2024
PLUS: Lawmakers eye A.I., and a quick and dirty election round-up.
May 15, 2023
Grace Segers
Congress Is Racing to Catch Up With Artificial Intelligence
Lawmakers agree that the rapid evolution of this technology needs to be addressed—but they’re still getting up to speed on the details.
May 11, 2023
Grace Segers
Title 42 Is Ending Today, and Kyrsten Sinema and Thom Tillis Want to Stop It
The senators are aiming to extend the pandemic-era asylum policy to give lawmakers the time to write bipartisan immigration reform legislation.
May 10, 2023
Grace Segers
Survivors of the 2011 Debt Limit Showdown Say This Time Is Worse
“I’m much more worried,” says Maryland Democrat Chris van Hollen.
May 2, 2023
Grace Segers
Democrats Are Making a High-Stakes Bet on the Debt Ceiling
They might not fully appreciate what House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would be willing to do to keep his speakership.
April 28, 2023
Grace Segers
Why Banning Mifepristone Will Hurt More Women Than You Think
It’s not just an abortion pill. It’s also critical for pregnant women facing a tragic loss.
April 27, 2023
Grace Segers
Don’t Look Now, but a Bipartisan Plan to Rein in the Supreme Court Has Arrived
Clarence Thomas’s news-making scandals have senators eager to rein in the high court. At least one Republican has signed on to the effort.

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